Hat Head, New South Wales
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Hat Head is a coastal town on the eastern mid north Coast of New South Wales
, 459 kilometres north of Sydney, Australia, and in the Hat Head National Park
.At the 2006 census
, Hat Head had a population of 298 people.
Straight Street is the Main Street and is below sea level however it has been many years since any flood activity invaded the village and then it was slight. A flood gate has effectively halted any freshwater flowing along Korogoro Creek from its source at the Swan Pool wetland to its mouth at Hat Head. As a result the creek suffers increasingly from sedimentation and will benefit from periodic opening of the installed floodgates during small flood events.
It is part of the Kempsey Shire.
Hat Head is a semi isolated and totally unspoilt coastal location. It is predominantly a fishing village and tourist (fishing) resort. Approximately 350 permanent residents are living on a sand based land mass surrounded by National Park and water - little if any land remains for new building and property values compared to the balance of Kempsey Shire are 4 fold. It is a sought after and desirable location providing unique residential conditions - away from mainstream activity - paradise at its best with no commercialism.
Hat Head has good community facilities such as a Library with internet access as part of the Nicholl Community centre, a tiny church (complete with bats in the belfry), tennis courts, covered childrens playground and disabled access to a beach viewing platform.
Dune Care at was pioneered at Hat Head.
Due to lack of road access the area only started to be developed in the first part of the 20th century. Some early photographs show building and leisure activities - see: http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia?action=PASearch&mode=subject&complete1=true&attribute1=subject&term1=Hat+Head+%28
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 459 kilometres north of Sydney, Australia, and in the Hat Head National Park
Hat Head National Park
Hat Head is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 356 km northeast of Sydney. It lies within the Hastings-Macleay Important Bird Area....
.At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Hat Head had a population of 298 people.
Straight Street is the Main Street and is below sea level however it has been many years since any flood activity invaded the village and then it was slight. A flood gate has effectively halted any freshwater flowing along Korogoro Creek from its source at the Swan Pool wetland to its mouth at Hat Head. As a result the creek suffers increasingly from sedimentation and will benefit from periodic opening of the installed floodgates during small flood events.
It is part of the Kempsey Shire.
Hat Head is a semi isolated and totally unspoilt coastal location. It is predominantly a fishing village and tourist (fishing) resort. Approximately 350 permanent residents are living on a sand based land mass surrounded by National Park and water - little if any land remains for new building and property values compared to the balance of Kempsey Shire are 4 fold. It is a sought after and desirable location providing unique residential conditions - away from mainstream activity - paradise at its best with no commercialism.
Hat Head has good community facilities such as a Library with internet access as part of the Nicholl Community centre, a tiny church (complete with bats in the belfry), tennis courts, covered childrens playground and disabled access to a beach viewing platform.
Dune Care at was pioneered at Hat Head.
Due to lack of road access the area only started to be developed in the first part of the 20th century. Some early photographs show building and leisure activities - see: http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia?action=PASearch&mode=subject&complete1=true&attribute1=subject&term1=Hat+Head+%28